The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-05

The object of this suit is to procure decree for
the sale Of certain real estate in Baltimore county,
State of Maryland, of which George R. Hunt, late
of said county, died seized and possessed.
The Bill states that said George r. Hunt de-
parted this life on or about September 18th, 1886
intestate, leaving surviving him Rebecca Hunt,
his widow, and the following children and grand
children, his only heirs at law, to wit Caroline
F. Gorsuch and William Gorsuch her husband,
Clara R. Walker and Henry G. Walker her hus-
band, Milton H. Hunt and Annie X. Hunt his
wife, Mary McCubbin and William F. McCubbin
her husband, residing in the State of Maryland,
and May Carlton Petty, Edward Simpson Petty
and Roberta E. Petty, being the only children
and heirs at law of Sarah Ann Petty and John
S. Petty her husband, the said Sarah Ann Petty
being daughter of said George r. Hunt, and
having departed this life sometime about the
month of June, 1874. That said George R. Hunt
at the time of his decease was seized and possess
ed in fee simple of the following pieces or parcels
of land situate in said Baltimore county to wit !:
Two pieces containing respectively acres and
81 acres, more or less, described in a deed from
Columbus W. League and wife to said George R.
Hunt, dated June 9th, 1855, and recorded among
the Land Records of said county in Liber II. M /.
F., No. -, folio 1872, &C., and recorded in said
Liber No. IL, folio 153, &c, excepting therefrom
2 roods and 20 perches decided to Elisha johnson
and others by said George r. Hunt and wife by
G. H. c., No. %, folio II, &c.
Also, piece of land containing 10 acres,
more or less, described in a deed from James
D. Slade and others to said George R. Hunt, da-
ted March goth, 1858, and recorded among
Land Records of said county in Liber e. H. c.,
No. 81, folio 1877, and also in said Liber, folio
532, &c.
Also, piece of land containing roods and 16
perches, more or less, described in a deed from
Elisha johnson and others to said George r.
Hunt, dated February Goth, 1858, and recorded
among said Land Records in Liber G. II. c., No.
81, folio 100, &C., and also in said Liber, folio
| 533, &c.
That said defendants are all adults except the
| said May Carlton, Edward Simpson and Roberta
E. Petty, who are infants under 81 years of age.
| That said adults all residents of said Balti-
| more county except Clara R. and Henry G. Walk
er, who reside in Hartford county, State of Mary
| land, and the said May Carlton, Edward Simp-
son and Roberta E. Petty are non residents of the
| State of Maryland and residents of the State of
Tennessee. That said real estate is not susceptible
of division among the parties in interest without
loss and injury, that in order to make division of
said interests; it will be necessary to have said
real estate sold by decree of this Court and the
proceeds divided among the respective parties in
interest. That it would be for the benefit and
advantage of said infants and all parties interest
ed to sell said real estate and invest the proceeds
in some productive fund.
1t is thereupon this 10Th day of January, 1887,
ordered by the Circuit Court for Baltimore coun-
ty, in Equity, that the plaintiffs, by causing a
copy of this order to be inserted in some news
paper published in said county once week for
four successive weeks before the 22d day of Feb
ruary, 1887, give notice to the said absent defend
ants of the object and substance of this Bill,
warning them to appear in this Court in person
or by solicitor, on or before
The 9th day of May, 1887,
To show cause if any they have why decree
ought not to pass as prayed.
JOHN w. SHANKLIN, Clerk.
True Copy-Test:
JOHN W. SHANKLIN, Clerk.
Jan. 22.-5t.